Meryans
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Total population | |
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c. extinct, however some people have began to identify as Meryan | |
Languages | |
Meryan†, Russian | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Finnic peoples, Mari people |
The Meryans are an ancient tribe that lived in the Upper Volga region and eastern parts of Moscow. [1][2] The Meryans were possibly a closely related people to the Muroma people, Muroma has even been suggested to have been a dialect of Meryan.[3]
History
The Meryans were stated to have fought with the Bolghars in wars against Tatars.[3] Merya began to be assimilated by East Slavs when their territory became incorporated into Kievan Rus' in the 10th century.[4][5]
The MEryans were an important part of the development of the Russian nation, and a played a role in Novgorod.[6]
Heute
Some people from the former Meryan teritory have recently began to identify themselves as "Meryan", which is inspired by genetic links to the Meryan people.[7][8][9][10] in 2010 a film was made about the Neo-Meryan people.[11] In Moscow there exists a "Meryan society", and Meryan festivals have been done in Moscow.[7]
References
- ^ Меря // Отечественная история. История России с древнейших времен до 1917 года: Энциклопедия / Глав. ред. В. Л. Янин. — М.: Большая российская энциклопедия, 2000. — Т. 3. К—М. — С. 559—560.
- ^ Матвеев А. К. Субстратная топонимия русского Севера и мерянская проблема // Вопросы языкознания. — 1996. — № 1. — С. 3—23.
- ^ a b SOUTH-EASTERN CONTACT AREA OF FINNIC LANGUAGES IN THE LIGHT OF ONOMASTICS (helsinki.fi)
- ^ Janse, Mark; Sijmen Tol; Vincent Hendriks (2000). Language Death and Language Maintenance. John Benjaminsf Publishing Company. p. A108. ISBN 978-90-272-4752-0.
- ^ Smolitskaya, G.P. (2002). Toponimicheskyi slovar' Tsentral'noy Rossii Топонимический словарь Центральной России (in Russian). pp. 211–2017.
- ^ Mark, Janse. Language Death and Language Maintenance.
- ^ a b Jukka, Mallinen. "UDMURTIAN VIHREÄT KUNNAAT" (PDF).
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(help) - ^ "Мерянское наследие России". www.merja.org. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
- ^ "Меря - Меряния - Залесская Русь - НОВОСТИ". www.merjamaa.ru. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
- ^ "МЕРЯ МИР | Мерянское Искусство, Сакрум, История, Мифология, Будущее" (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-09-11.
- ^ "Hiljaiset sielut (16) | YLE Teema | yle.fi". vintti.yle.fi. Retrieved 2021-09-11.